History Main / RealityWarper

** A more malevolent example is Discord, the spirit of chaos and disharmony, who uses his powers to create a WorldGoneMad for his own amusement. Unlike Pinkie Pie, his powers are ''not'' PlayedForLaughs (well, [[LaughablyEvil not in the same manner]]). He was based on Q from Star Trek, to the point he's voiced by John De Lancie himself. [[spoiler: Fortunately, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe after befriending Fluttershy]], he vows to use his powers for good. [[ReformedButNotTamed Mostly]].]]

** When Roger's alter-egos are killed, they really are dead; but that doesn't mean Roger is. One of Roger's alter-egos has been seen handling another of Roger's alter-egos' bodily remains.

** [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Franklin Richards]] on the side of good. Unfortunately for the heroes but fortunately for any sense of drama in the stories, he's too young to understand how powerful he is.

** Mister Mxyzptlk, the fifth dimensional sorcerer who gave {{Superman}} such a hard time on a regular basis. He can do just about anything he wants, usually for the purpose of pulling pranks and other childish antics.
* Dr. Manhattan in ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'' has telekinesis down to the subatomic level, allowing him to rearrange matter at will. Technically, this is a little different from changing reality outright, but since he's the most ridiculously overpowered character in the saga, nearly everyone there considers him a Reality Warper.
* The Time Trapper can manipulate reality in everything BUT the present, hence his name, he ''traps'' you in time. Oh yeah, he can also move boulders.

* Aki's PsychicPowers in ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' can best be interpreted this way. By using Duel Monsters cards as a focus, she can give the monsters a pseudo-life, and make the Spell and Trap Cards generate actual energy. The end result is, the duel becomes very real, able to injure or potentially kill her opponent, sometimes destroying the room or even a whole city block in the process. (Many have compared this to a Shadow Duel, saying it's similar, only with psychic abilities rather than supernatural ones, but duelists who have experienced this type of power ''and'' Shadow Duels, including her EvilMentor Divine, claim that Shadow Duels are even more potent.) Unfortunately for Aki, she initially had very little control over her ability, and even less [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry when she was angry]], and was [[BlessedWithSuch full of self-loathing as a result]]; a lot of this can be blamed on Divine, who was [[ManipulativeBastard purposely fueling her anger]] while [[BlatantLies claiming to help her control her powers.]]

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a number of SCP Objects that can do this.
** Dr. Alto Clef once ''claimed'' he was a Reality Warper; he's [[MultipleChoicePast made claim to several different backstories]], although the most plausible one by far is that he's [[spoiler: [[{{Satan}} the Devil]]]]. However, he ''is'' the Foundation's go-to guy for ''exterminating'' troublesome Reality Warpers.

Writing characters like this can be a challenge, given how easily this ability can turn into a StoryBreakerPower. Nothing can pose much of a physical threat except other reality warpers. If they are unique then the only solution is ForgotAboutTheirPowers or DeusExitMachina. For the same reasons, Reality Warpers that are antagonistic towards the protagonists are prone to JustToyingWithThem. For a funny way of doing Reality Warpers in, see PuffOfLogic.

* ''Literature/MostlyHarmless'': The Hitchhiker's Guide Mk-II. Give it a goal, and not only it has ''already'' been working on it, chanches are it made so that '''[[XanatosRoulette you gave it that exact goal]]'''.

The key issue here is how far they can take this. A character with a mild form of this power (which isn't seen very often) may be able to will a new subatomic particle into existence. A ridiculously overpowered character may be able to hiccup and accidentally tear the very fabric of the space-time continuum asunder. High-end Reality Warpers tend to also be {{Reality Maker}}s. For the ''really'' high end ones, see TheOmnipotent.

Since [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity absolute power corrupts absolutely]], a character with this high a level of power is quite likely [[FaceHeelTurn to go bad]]. They might even [[AGodAmI deem themselves to be gods]]. Especially for the higher-end ones, it's hard to dispute this assessment.

Protagonists are almost ''never'' this character type; [[BoringInvincibleHero what's the point of a story]] when you can just [[BlackHoleSue end it right then and there?]] If the protagonist ''is'' one of these, expect them to either [[HowToStopTheDeusExMachina have a reason]] for [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy not using it]] or for all of the antagonists to have powers on a similar or greater scale.

Writing characters like this [[HowToStopTheDeusExMachina can be a challenge]], given how easily this ability can turn into a StoryBreakerPower. Nothing can really pose much of a physical threat, unless you make liberal use of PlotInducedStupidity or make them [[ForgottenPhlebotinum Forget the Phlebotinum]]. Such characters are especially prone to TheWorfEffect and DeusExitMachina. For the same reasons, Reality Warpers that are antagonistic towards the protagonists are prone to JustToyingWithThem. For a funny way of doing Reality Warpers in, see PuffOfLogic.

Not to be confused with MasterOfIllusion, since those are only ''pretending'' to change or create things (although it's not unheard of for a reality warper to be capable of creating illusions and indeed the two tropes occasionally overlap). True Reality Warpers often incorporate ShapeShifting of all varieties as well as WindsOfDestinyChange (not to mention heaps and heaps of {{Mind Screw}}ing).

* Poron from SallyTheWitch. Mre exactly, when she throws a tantrum and starts crying (well, she ''is'' a little girl no older than five), her magical powers go haywire and start warping whatever's left in her surroundings.

** For that matter, [[spoiler:Yuki and Ryouko]], as well. Their powers aren't as rule-breaking as Haruhi's, but they can still launch MySQL injections into reality. And to take [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] to an even ''more'' absurd degree in Disappearance, [[spoiler:they can even hijack Haruhi's unlimited power]]! The difference between Haruhi and the Interfaces is that Haruhi can [[spoiler:create "data" out of nothing]] while the Interfaces can "only" [[spoiler:alter existing data]].

* In ''{{Misfits}}'', [[spoiler: Nathan]] eventually buys the power reality warping from Seth. Because he only uses it to create or alter small objects, it's either a very limited case or [[spoiler: Nathan]] simply hasn't realized its potential- which isn't entirely out of character for him.

* [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland The Cheshire Cat]]. He has powers that other residents in Wonderland do not, like the ability to disappear and reappear at will, turn invisible (or turn parts of himself invisible), disassemble and reassemble himself at will, and levitate.

* HaruhiSuzumiya. For that matter, [[spoiler:Yuki and Ryouko]], as well. Their powers aren't as rule-breaking as Haruhi's, but they can still launch MySQL injections into reality. And to take [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] to an even ''more'' absurd degree in Disappearance, [[spoiler:they can even hijack Haruhi's unlimited power]]! The difference between Haruhi and the Interfaces is that Haruhi can [[spoiler:create "data" out of nothing]] while the Interfaces can "only" [[spoiler:alter existing data]].

** Roxy as the [[LovableRogue Thief]] of [[ThePowerOfTheVoid Void]] can steal the concept of nothingness itself from an object, meaning she can conjure it out of thin air if she understands it well enough. Roxy is pretty shocked when she finds out how powerful she really is.

* The [[TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Guide]] [[Literature/MostlyHarmless Mk-II]]. Give it a goal, and not only it has ''already'' been working on it, chanches are it made so that '''[[XanatosRoulette you gave it that exact goal]]'''.

* The [[TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Guide]] [[Literature/MostlyHarmless Mk-II]]. Give it a goal, and not only it has ''already'' been working on it, chanches are it made so that '''[[XanatosRoulette you gave it that exact goal]]'''.

* Some early [[Franachise/ThePinkPanther Pink Panther]] shorts had a bit of reality warping.

* {{Terrytoons}}' TV star TomTerrific was able to change into anything, inanimate or otherwise, a situation called for. It was never entailed as to how he acquired this power unless it merely mirrored a child's yearn to be what he/she wanted.
* Some early [[ThePinkPanther Pink Panther]] shorts had a bit of reality warping.

* Some of the more powerful/bizarre [[FunctionalMagic Nen]] abilities in ''HunterXHunter'' border on Reality Warping. The straightest example is the recently introduced [[spoiler:Alluka Zoldyck, the second-youngest and most feared member of the family,]] who can grant wishes like a genie...[[EquivalentExchange but with a really nasty catch.]]

** The ScarletWitch was the entire cause of the recent reboot attempt ''HouseOfM''. She recreated the world once so that mutants were in charge and then reset it back to almost right, except that there were no more mutants. (Well, other than 198, and all the rest who suddenly started getting their powers back.) And that was after killing off her husband and some of her friends, which destroyed the Avengers, when she initially lost it.

** Senor Cardgage recently completed his transformation into a second Homsar in hremail3184, in which he manages to walk in place as if the carpet had no friction and make ambient city sounds appear out of nowhere. Strong Bad put it best: "I'm ... quite scared right now."

** The recent, and surprisingly [[DarkerAndEdgier psychological]] "Foster's Home" made for TV movie "Destination Imagination" gave us a glimpse of [[NightmareFuel what happens]] when you cause a nigh-omnipotent-within-his-realm character to suffer from ''serious'' abandonment issues...

** Pinkie Pie, [[PlayedForLaughs though her powers aren't meant to be taken literally]], the fandom takes it seriously since she [[BreakingTheFourthWall obliterated the fourth wall]] and [[BeyondTheImpossible does things that are supposed to be impossible for earth ponies.]]